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18 Cards in this Set
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lesbian separatist
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a lesbian interested in creating a separate "womyn's" culture distinct from both heterosexual and gay culture; strongest from late 1960's to the early 1980's
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stimulus-value-role theory
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a three-stage theory of romantic development proposed by Bernard Murstein; 1-stimulus brings people together, 2-value refers to the compatibility of basic values, 3-role has to do with each person's expectations of how the other should fulfill his or her roles
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hypergamy
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a marriage in which one's spouse is of a higher social class or rank
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domestic partnership
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cohabiting couples--hetero or homo--in a committed relationship; legally recognized in some areas with all the rights of a married couple
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complementary needs theory
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theory of mate selection suggesting that we select partners whose needs are different from and/or complimentary to our own
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open field
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a setting in which potential partners may not be likely to meet, characterized by large numbers of people who do not ordinarily interact; such as beach, mall, or large campus
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residential propinquity
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a pattern in which the chances of two people marrying are greater the closer they live to each other
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parental image theory
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a theory of mate selection suggesting that we select partners similar to our opposite sex parents
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closed field
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a setting in which partners may meet, characterized by small numbers of people who are likely to interact; such as class, dorm, or party
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marriage squeeze
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the phenomenon in which there are greater numbers of marriageable women than marriageable men, particularly among older women and African-American women (the gender imbalance reflected in the ratio of available unmarried women to men)
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hypogamy
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a marriage in which one's spouse is from a lower social standing
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endogamy
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marriage within a particular group
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marriage gradient
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the tendency for men to marry younger women of lower SES and for women to marry older men of a higher SES (the tendency for women to marry men of higher status)
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field of eligibles
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group of individuals of the same general background and age who are culturally approved marital partners (those whom our culture approves as potential partners)
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exogamy
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marriage outside a particular group
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homogamy
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marriage between those with similar social or personal characteristics (the tendency to choose a mate whose individual or group characteristics are similar to ours)
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heterogamy
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marriage between those with different social or personal characteristics (the tendency to choose a mate whose individual or group characteristics are different from ours)
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halo effect
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the tendency to infer positive characteristics or traits based on a person's physical attractiveness
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